The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Written by Avi

Paperback

$9.58

9 - 12

Reading age

215

Page count

244

Words per page

~829L

Lexile measure

Sep 1, 2012

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Publisher Summary

Avi’s treasured Newbery Honor Book now with exclusive bonus content!The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content! A Newbery Honor Book * A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated. –Kirkus Reviews, starred review Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an eagerly anticipated ocean crossing turns into a harrowing journey, where Charlotte gains a villainous enemy… and is put on trial for murder!

What Kind of Book is The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Topics

boats the ocean girls and women 19th century self-perception

Genres

action and adventure historical fiction fiction

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Author

Avi

Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado.